UPDATE, 11:30 a.m.: Two quick notes â€” Damion Easley strained his right quad last night when he grounded into a double play. Jerry Manuel said it could be the type of injury that requires more than one day off to recover from. The Mets face two lefties in Washington but Easley may not be ready to face them. … Manuel said he hasn’t decided on a starter for Wednesday, but he conceded it’ll be either Brandon Knight or Nelson Figueroa.

UPDATE, 11:45 a.m.: Damion Easley came in 10 minutes ago carrying a envelope with his results from an MRI this morning. Easley doesn’t know what they say, just that he is sore.

He initially felt soreness at the outset of the homestand. He had treatment, but aggrevated the quad on the double play ball yesterday.

In an admission that may scare fans, Easley said: “I felt a little pop when I was just about to first base.”

Hopefully we will have a further update on Easley’s quad after the game.

JOSH THOMSON joined The Journal News and LoHud.com in March 2003 and has covered high school football, basketball, baseball and pro and college sports ever since. He graduated in 1998 from Carmel High School and in 2002 from Boston University with a degree in communications. Josh spends the majority of his free time with his wife and two daughters.